Improvement in boot and shoe tips



F. L. STRAW L B. F. SPARROW.

` B OOT AND SHOE TPS. NQ.17O,O28, atented Nov.16r, 1875.

Uivrrnn 'raras .PATENT FRANK L. STRAXV, OF BOSTON, AND BENJAMIN FQSPARROW, OF OAM- BRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS; SAID SPARROW ASSIGNOR TO HERBERTF. SPARROW, OF BOSTON, MASSAGHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOOT AND SHOE TIPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N o. [70.028, datedNovember 16, 1875; application filed June 23, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, FRANK LISTRAW, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State 'of Massachusetts, and BENJAMIN F. Srannow, of Cambridge, inthe county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented anImproved SelfFastening Tip for the Protection of Boots and Shoes, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings,

making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a front Viewot' our improved shoe-tip. Fig. 2 is a view of the saine without theprotecting-edge. Fig. 3 is an underside view ot' the same, and Fig. 4 isa view of the saine applied to a boot or shoe.

Our invention consists of a boot or shoe tip formed with a protectingedge or guard, designed to protect and give rmness and strength to thetip, as seen in Fig. l, or without such protecting-guard, as seen inFig. 2, and with horizontal points, the ends ot' which may be bent to aright angle, upward or downward, in relation to said points, the samebeing designed for easy insertion, and for the fastening of the tipbetween the inner and outer soles ot' the boot or slioe'to which it maybe applied without the aid of pegs or stitches, or other modes ot'lfastening tips to boots and shoes.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use our invention,we proceed to describe the method of its construction and the manner ot'its application to a boot or shoe.

Our tip may be made of any suitable metal or other substance, and by anyof the known methods of swagin g or compression.

In the drawings, A represents our improved tip. a is the part coveringthe toe of the boot or shoe. b is the projecting edge or guard, whichmay be made pla-in or beaded, as shown by c c, Fig. 1, according to thefancy of the manufacturer. d d d are horizontal points projecting inwardfrom the outer and base portion ot' our said tip, and are designed topenetrate the bottom oi' the boot or shoe between the outer and innersoles, which points may but the tip may be made with or without the saidperforations, according to the judgment of the manufacturer.

Our said tip may be made to cover and protect not only the toe, but itmay also, at the same time, be applied to the sides of the boot or shoe,extending backward to the heel, if deemed necessary by the maker; and itmay be used without vbending upward or downward the ends of saidhorizontal points to` an angle, 'as before described, according to themanner in which it may be applied to the boot or shoe.

The method of applying our said improved tip is as follows: If it isdesired to apply it to a shoe or boot after it is made, or after it hasbeen worn to a greater or less extent, we use the form of vthe tip shownin Fig. 3, without bending the ends of the horizontal points downward orupward to an angle, as before described, driving the said points inbetween the outer and inner soles until the inside of the tip comes incontact with the boot or shoe.

When we apply our said tip to a boot or i shoe while in the process ofconstructiomwe turn the ends ot' said horizontal points downward andupward, as hereinbefore described, and so near to the base end of saidpoints as not to permit said angular ends to penetrate within the lineof pegs or stitches, by which the outer or inner soles are united, andthen compress said soles firmly upon said angular ends by hammering orotherwise, thus causing said angular ends to penetrate the leather ofboth soles, thereby tlrmly confining the tip to the boot or shoe withoutthe aid ot' pegs or stitches, as is necessary when the an ged tip isused.

We do not claim a boot or shoe tip made of e e and e e are the ends ofsaid hori-

